LAK 3–4 CAR Final / OT · L
Kings/Schedule/Recap Sat, Oct 18, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Los Angeles Kings
LAK · 1-3-2
3–4
Final / OTL
Carolina Hurricanes
CAR · 5-0-0
1ST2ND3RDOTT LAK 082121800328 CAR 21311501111440 goals · shots on goal
First meeting this season — the Kings trail the season series 0–1
LAK 1-3-2 · CAR 5-0-0 · First meeting this season — the Kings trail the season series 0–1

Kings fell to the Hurricanes

The Kings were outchanced (3.9 to 2.2 expected goals) and lost it in overtime on Jarvis's goal. The Hurricanes owned the 1st period, 1.6 to 0.4 in expected goals.

Who had the better chances

The Hurricanes created the better chances: 3.9 expected goals to 2.2, on 40 and 28 shots on goal.

LAK 2.2 xG · 28 shots CAR 3.9 xG · 40 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st · the swing 0.4 · 1.6
2nd 1.1 · 1.3
3rd 0.7 · 0.8
OT 0.0 · 0.2
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Kings win 25.
LAK 25%CAR 75%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 4 penalties
← Kings shoot this way Hurricanes shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
00:12 Jordan Staal
William Carrier, Jordan Martinook · snap shot, a good chance (14%)
0–1
PEN
00:41 Adrian Kempe· Slashing
Killed
2 min
Minor
2
03:58 Jordan Staal
Mike Reilly, Jalen Chatfield · slap shot, a good chance (17%)
0–2
2nd period
3
K'Andre Miller · backhand shot, a good chance (24%)
0–3
4
04:35 Trevor Moore
Phillip Danault, Joel Edmundson · snap shot, a good chance (10%)
1–3
PEN
15:55 Jackson Blake· Slashing
Kuzmenko scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
5
16:04 Andrei Kuzmenko PP
Quinton Byfield, Adrian Kempe · Power play (Blake, slashing) · wrist shot, a great chance (29%)
2–3
PEN
18:46 Kevin Fiala· Holding
Killed
2 min
Minor
PEN
19:21 Warren Foegele· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
6
11:02 Kevin Fiala
Adrian Kempe · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in
3–3
Overtime
7
01:45 Seth Jarvis GWG
Sebastian Aho, K'Andre Miller · wrist shot, a good chance (23%)
3–4
Goaltending
−0.1
vs expected
36/40 saves · 4 GA · 3.9 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
−0.8
vs expected
25/28 saves · 3 GA · 2.2 xGA Allowed 0.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.
Team LAKCAR
Shots on goal
28
40
Expected goals
2.2
3.9
Hits
29
18
Blocks
20
21
Faceoffs
38%
62%
Power play
1/1
0/3
Penalty minutes
6
2
The Kings went 1-for-1 on the power play and killed all 3 Hurricanes power plays.